The five people killed when an Amazon-branded cargo plane overran a runway in Miami on Sunday had been inside a van that was transporting a cleaning crew and an SUV outside the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday.
\n\nFive others were injured in the incident at Miami International Airport.
\n\nNTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at a news conference that the aircraft struck a white Ford van owned by Professional Ocean Service Corporation, a contract cleaning company for airlines, which was inside the airport. Seven people were in the van, she added, but did not comment further about the injuries or deaths.
\n\nAfter that, the plane hit a Toyota SUV that had been driving outside the airport, Homendy said.
\n\nShe said the primary focus is on the “recovery of the victims.”
\n\n“The investigation and access to the aircraft, as well as evidence, can wait while that goes forward,” Homendy told reporters.
\n\nShe described the scene of the crash as “devastating” and said the van had been “torn apart.”
\n\n“You can see on the paved surface tire marks that continue through the grass. There’s debris everywhere,” she said. “The SUV, you can see airbags, the surrounding airbags. You can see…
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